AUGUST 7, 2008 – Elvis Presley’s peacock jumpsuit was sold at auction for $300,000, making it the most expensive piece

AUGUST 8, 1969 – The photo session for the cover of The Beatles “Abbey Road” album took place on the

AUGUST 8, 1975 – Hank Williams Jr. nearly met his doom after falling off of Ajax Mountain near Missoula, Montana.

AUGUST 8, 2017 – Singer/songwriter/musician/producer/actor GLEN CAMPBELL (b. April 22, 1936 in Delight, Arkansas) passed away in a special care

JULY 17, 1974 – Musician/vocalist DON RICH (b. August 15, 1941 in Olympia, Washington as Donald Eugene Ulrich) died in

1915 Johnny Bond (Cyrus Whitfield Bond) born in Enville, Oklahoma. US Country Singer, Songwriter & Actor. He died of a

1924 Maurice Kinn, launched The New Musical Express in 1953, instigated the first charts based on record sales. Kinn died

1926 Irwin Allen Ginsberg born in in Newark, New Jersey, A leading figure in the Beat Generation, he first met

1937 Freddy Fender(Baldemar Huerta) born in San Denito, Texas. US Country singer. 1975 US No.1 single ‘Before The Next Teardrop

1941 Floyd Butler, vocalist with The Friends Of Distinction, who had a 1969 US No.3 single with ‘Grazing In The